Guitar Pedal Basics

Author: Ben O'Keefe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70

Book Description
Are you getting into guitar pedals, but unsure about where to start?Are you bewildered by the number of effects on the pedal market, or uncertain about how to combine them for the best tone?Are you tired of wasting money on pedal after pedal only to remain confused and unsatisfied?If you answered "yes" to any of the above, or would just like to get into guitar pedals while saving time, frustration, and money, then Guitar Pedal Basics is for you!With 9 chapters and 10 illustrations, Guitar Pedal Basics will guide you through the pedal landscape, explaining how different types of pedals work, and offering advice on how they can be used to get the best sounds out of your guitar rig.

How to Modify Guitar Pedals

Author: Brian Wampler
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781434801067
Category : Effects pedals
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
This book, which is a temporary re-release of a DIY basic electronics classic, will teach you exactly how to modify and custom tailor each of your effects pedals to your needs and tastes. No experience needed. Note that since this is a limited release of the last version of the book, some of the links inside may be dead. However, the book is being made available temporarily due to customer demand. Includes: * Complete details on how to modify over 80 different effect pedals * Basic Definitions and Concepts of effect pedals, their circuitry, and mods * -Walk-throughs- of various circuits - what all those parts do, and what you can change it to * Detailed close-up pictures of the pedal's circuit boards showing where the parts are located * Where to get parts and what kind to get * All About Components, the different types, and what they do in guitar pedals * How to read and understand schematics * Installing Pots and Switches to control mods * Installing a Pot in place of a Resistor (add your own bass/ mids/ treble controls!) * True Bypass Box Diagram * Most pedals have several different modifications that can be performed

Guitar Pedals

Author: Rob Thorpe
Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
ISBN: 9781789330397
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Nail Your Killer Tone With This Complete Guide to Guitar Effects Pedals

The Boss Book

Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780634044809
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
Book Why have guitarists bought over seven million Boss compact effects? Read this book and you'll understand! The Boss Book includes: the story in complete detail of every Boss compact effect ever made; super color photos, design history, trivia, tricks and secrets; candid interviews with the Boss founder and design engineers; essays on musical trends and famous players; and much more. As a bonus, the accompanying CD features 72 guitar sounds with control settings and detailed equipment set-ups so you can take your guitar playing to another dimension! "I've used Boss pedals since their inception ... For me, Boss has always stood for simplicity, reliability and great sounding, very high-quality effects." Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Doobie Bros., Steely Dan)

Guitar Looping - The Creative Guide

Author: Kristof Neyens
Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
ISBN: 9781789330786
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Guitar looping, the creative guide is here to answer your questions and teach you countless ways to make music with your looper pedal.

Introduction to Guitar Tone & Effects

Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1617743755
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
(Guitar Educational). An essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals and digital processors! This book/CD pack features easy-to-follow instructions, with more than 75 photos, to teach the basics of guitar tone and effects. The accompanying CD provides audio examples. Readers will learn: anatomy of the electric guitar; controlling the electric guitar; getting a good clean tone; overdrive, distortion and fuzz; using equalizers; compressors and limiters; noise reduction; modulation effects; reverb and delay; octavers and harmonizers; special effects; multi-effect processors; amp & effect modeling; getting a good tone through your PC; stylistic guitar tones; famous effected guitarists; and much more!

Guitar Effects Pedals - the Practical Handbook

Author: Dave Hunter
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781617747021
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
(Book). It's a golden age for guitar effects pedal users and makers right now, with over 40 years of design experience and musical experimentation to draw on. Your choice includes the original, pioneering "vintage" models, or souped-up "clones" from more contemporary designers. Dave Hunter spells out the pros and cons of both in this uniquely comprehensive guide. In a guitarist-friendly style, the book explores: what each type of effect does * how pedals work * the best order to connect pedals * and how to make the most of the pedals you have. Also includes exclusive interviews revealing eight top pedal makers' radically diverse approaches to building effects.

Stompbox

Author: Eilon Paz
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1984860615
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 513

Book Description
A deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music—the effects pedal—featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett. Ever since the Sixties, fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters, and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it. Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists is a photographic showcase of the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O’Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists. These exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorfulroad stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.

Electronic Projects for Musicians

Author: Craig Anderton
Publisher: Music Sales Amer
ISBN: 9780825695025
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Shows how to build a preamp, ring modulator, phase shifter, and other electronic musical devices and provides a basic introduction to working with electronic components

Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method

Author: DeWitt Scott
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780786688197
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Made famous by the legendary Jerry Byrd, the C6 tuning [CEGACE] for the non- pedal lap steel guitar has many advantages due to its versatility. The tuning isespecially useful in playing two and three-string chord combinations and for easy single-string passages. Patience, dedication and many hours of practice areneeded to perfect the "slant" bar positions, especially the reverse slants, but the end result is well worth the effort. This excellent text, written by Steel Guitarand Country Music Hall of Fame member DeWitt Scott, is written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.